Chapter 716 It's easy to fall in love, but hard to stay in love
On the other hand, although she had gotten some benefits back verbally, Shang Ruyi still couldn't help but feel resentful. It took her a long time to calm down, and she was almost back in their room.
I also heard the footsteps behind me stop.
Turning around, she saw Green Silk's gentle, watery eyes shimmering slightly as she looked at her in the pitch-black night.
Shang Ruyi immediately snapped out of her daze: "You—"
At this moment, Yuwen Ye had already reached the door and was about to push it open when he heard this. He stopped, glanced back at them, but didn't say anything. Shang Ruyi, however, thought for a moment, then turned to him and said, "I... I'll accompany Miss Lüxiao back to her room first, and come back later. Is that alright?"
Yuwen Ye glanced at her and nodded.
He added, "I'll have someone pick you up later."
Shang Ruyi nodded in agreement, then turned to Green Silk, who had a slight smile on her lips and a hint of envy in her eyes, and said, "Let's go."
Green Silk bowed to Yuwen Ye and then followed Shang Ruyi away.
A short while later, she returned to the room where she had been settled.
Although the Yuwen family's residence had been looted by Wang Shaoqiu and the Western Turks, the houses were still standing. Yuwen Qian not only moved in himself, but also ordered people to prepare many rooms for Shen Wuzheng and others to live in. Now, he has also settled Lüxiao in the mansion, which can be regarded as a reward for her help.
However, since it was a temporary arrangement, the room was very simple. Pushing open the door, there was only a bed and a cabinet. Because the household was short-handed, they hadn't even prepared a brazier.
Shang Ruyi said, "It's too cold here, no way. I'll have someone bring it to you."
Green Silk smiled faintly, "I didn't say I was cold."
Just as Shang Ruyi was about to turn and leave, she heard this and turned back to look at her. She saw Lüxiao swaying her slender waist like a willow branch as she slowly walked to the relatively clean bedside and sat down, laughing, "It's enough for men to fawn over me. Princess Qin, you don't need to do that. It will shorten my lifespan."
Her words didn't sound like self-pity, but rather carried a hint of self-abandonment.
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi did not insist. After closing the door, she slowly walked into the room and sat down on the edge of the bed. She watched as Lüxiao lowered her eyes and gently stroked the clean and soft bedding. It seemed that she had slept on many exquisite and luxurious beds in her life, but at this moment, when she touched the simple and unadorned bedding beneath her, her movements were somewhat tender.
Shang Ruyi was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Why?"
"Um?"
These words came out of nowhere. Green Silk looked up at her, but immediately seemed to understand something, and smiled faintly: "Your Highness is referring to my seeking protection from the Prince of Han?"
Shang Ruyi said, "This morning, when we were at the foot of Water God Mountain, you told me that you wanted us to protect you for a while. You clearly told me that."
"..."
"Why did you turn around and go looking for him again?"
"..."
Green Silk did not answer immediately, but looked at her with a gentle smile. After a long while, she slowly said, "On our way back, I heard some people in the army talking."
"Speak? Say what?"
"They say that His Highness the Prince of Qin risked his life to force his way into the Western Turkic camp for the sake of the Princess of Qin."
"..."
"He even relinquished the position of Crown Prince."
As she spoke, she looked at Shang Ruyi, her smile revealing a deep-seated charm, yet also a hint of envy: "The two of you are a loving and devoted couple, truly enviable."
Shang Ruyi's face flushed slightly.
Her complete understanding of Yuwen Ye's heart came about during this journey, but hearing people say this still made her somewhat embarrassed.
But then I thought about it again and realized that wasn't right.
What does her good relationship with Yuwen Ye have to do with her seeking protection from Yuwen Qian?
Before she could ask, Green Silk said, "Outsiders might only envy such a relationship, but I—I hope you two will have fewer troubles."
"..."
"At least I don't have to be the one facing these setbacks."
"...!?"
Shang Ruyi was taken aback, but after thinking for a moment, she vaguely understood and looked at Lüxiao: "You, you mean Feng Chen, the Prince of Qin, he, he—?"
No, he didn't.
Green Silk immediately waved her hand and said seriously, "I just don't want such a thing to happen."
"..."
Shang Ruyi fell silent.
Green Silk's words were somewhat "presumptuous," but looking at her shameless, beautiful and self-aware, and even more so, open and honest, Shang Ruyi understood that her presumption must have come from her experiences in the past half of her life. So she didn't hesitate or act coy and went straight to the point.
She had seen too many men and experienced too many men falling at her feet, among whom there were perhaps some who were originally deeply in love, like Shang Ruyi and Yuwen Ye.
She was so beautiful, her beauty was like a sharp sword.
She is not alluring, and her sword is not harmful, but people will lose themselves and run into her sharp blade.
On the way, she overheard Yuwen Ye's feelings for Shang Ruyi and envied such a relationship. She also thought that if she sought their protection, she would inevitably have to have some dealings with them. And once she started associating with men, the result was usually the same. However, she did not want to cause any trouble for this relationship because of herself, or tarnish Shang Ruyi's happiness.
Therefore, she wanted to distance herself from Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi, and sought Yuwen Qian's protection by offering him a set of military uniforms.
The more unfortunate a person is, the more they want to protect the good things in others.
After pondering for a while, Shang Ruyi looked at Lüxiao with a complicated yet firm expression and said, "This—thank you for thinking of me. However, you don't need to do this."
"..."
"I believe him."
Green Silk remained silent for a moment before saying, "Your Highness, I am no longer talking about myself—a man cannot withstand the test."
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "I know."
"..."
"Don't say that men can't withstand the test, women can't either."
"...?"
Green Silk suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at her blankly.
Shang Ruyi smiled faintly and said, "Actually, it's easy to fall in love. Not to mention your stunning beauty, Miss Lvxiao, I think that any beautiful person, whether man or woman, is easy to fall in love with."
Green Silk narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she had seen through something, and said, "What the Princess Consort says is true—"
Shang Ruyi smiled.
Yuwen Ye didn't ask, and she didn't say, but what she had experienced couldn't be hidden. She told Chu Yang: "My heart is like a lamp, but you haven't lit it." She had indeed not fallen in love with Chu Yang, but his heavenly appearance, the stunning beauty at first sight, his constant gentle protection, and even the telepathic sword dance in the Jiangdu Palace... how could she not have been moved at all?
Even when she first saw Yuwen Qian at Dayan Temple, her heart skipped a beat at his incomparably handsome face beneath the monk's robe.
Wasn't she captivated by Yuwen Ye's handsome appearance at first sight?
The love of beauty is innate.
Shang Ruyi said, "Being moved is something everyone can do; it's very easy."
"..."
"The difficult part is getting back into the swing of things."
"..."
“I don’t think that you can’t appreciate beautiful people after you get married. If you can’t even appreciate beauty, then wouldn’t marriage become a shackle on your nature? Besides, I’m not that free to sweep away every beautiful woman who gets close to him every day.”
"..."
"However, after you've fallen for someone, you need to understand what you should do."
"..."
"If the man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, they can naturally go wherever they want, get to know each other, get closer, and form a good relationship; but if they are already engaged or have a lover, then they must know how to settle down."
"..."
"It's easy to fall in love but hard to stay in love. I believe I can do it, and I understand him better."
In Yuwen Ye's eyes, the most perfect woman was Empress Dowager Jiang. She never competed with her for this. She was a woman who had accompanied Yuwen Ye through his lonely childhood. Competing with her would not only be pointless, but even if she won, it would be meaningless.
However, Empress Dowager Jiang's perfection was no longer relevant to Yuwen Ye.
What matters to him is his own good and his own bad. He enjoys everything and accepts everything. This is what their lives are all about.
Having spent half her life accustomed to being scolded by men and insulted by women, this was the first time Green Silk had heard such words. Her beautiful face was first shocked, then somewhat bewildered, then silent for a long time, lost in thought, her eyes somewhat dazed, yet clear-headed.
She murmured, "It's easy to fall in love, but hard to stay in love."
"..."
"Well said."
As she spoke, she looked at Shang Ruyi and smiled, saying, "You seem to know that you can make your husband settle down."
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Yes, after this experience, I believe even more."
"..."
"I have confidence not only in him, but also in myself."
"..."
"So, Miss Green Silk, you don't need to worry about these things. Your beauty has never been a sin. If a man really loses himself because of you and betrays his lover, it is his own fault for not being steadfast, and it has nothing to do with you. You can't blame the woman for not being able to 'guard' her lover."
Upon hearing her words, Lüxiao suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief.
The feeling was as if a huge stone that had been binding her for a long time and weighing on her heart had been completely lifted. Her expression revealed an unprecedented ease. She smiled first, then looked at Shang Ruyi, her smile deepening, and adding a touch of admiration and appreciation. She said, "Princess Consort of Qin, you truly deserve to be called Princess Consort of Qin. No wonder you could make the late Emperor so fond of you, and even make the current Prince of Qin temporarily give up his position as Crown Prince for your sake."
"..."
"No wonder that Lord Yu is so jealous of you."
Hearing the words "the late emperor," Shang Ruyi couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart, but upon hearing Lüxiao's last words, she paused slightly: "You could tell?"
Green Silk smiled faintly: "What's so hard to see? I may not be able to see through other things, but the hatred between women is something I'm more familiar with in my life."
Shang Ruyi raised an eyebrow slightly. She wasn't surprised by this. It seemed that Lüxiao had lived her whole life in such hostility.
However, Yu Mingyue's hatred for herself—
If it's about hostility, she can understand it, since the two sides are already at odds because of the struggle for the crown prince position.
But hatred—?
Logically speaking, I should be the one who hates her.
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